It takes me about 2-2.5 min each time i solve the cube using a beginner method (jasmines). Iv also just started doing slots intuitively as i go since they seem to improve my times if their easy to see. My question is what should i do next? Start going through the algs for F2L? Try to improve my cross with less moves and more "seeing" during the 15 preseconds? Or maybe stick to the beginner method if it can get faster with practice? Thanks for any input.
What to do next?
- Thread starter thelegend
- Start date
AvGalen
Premium Member
You should be able to get sub 60 with a beginners method and a decent cube. Don't learn to many new things yet. Practise the recognition of patterns so you can execute a full solve with only very small delays between algorithms. Also practise the execution of every algorithm untill every algorithm no longer is 8 seperate moves, but has become 2-3 continious motions.
Then learn more algorithms and repeat the process.
Then learn more algorithms and repeat the process.
tenderchkn
Regular
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2006
- Messages
- 174
1. A good cube
2. Learn finger tricks (especially RUR' and RU'R' triggers and their reflections)
3. Do the cross + first two layers on the bottom; pieces will be a lot easier to find
4. Learn your color scheme so that you can do the cross intuitively and within 7 moves
F2L isn't really going to help you at this point. When you're ready, you should be easily under a minute with a layer-by-layer, 4-look LL method. What you should practice is looking ahead. Practice the cross until you can do it blindfolded after 15 seconds inspection. That way, you can look for the first corner piece while doing your cross. Same thing with inserting the corners; there are only three algorithms which you should know by heart, so you don't have to look at the piece you're inserting. Instead, look for the next piece.
For your LL, learn a full 4-look. That is, for OLL, learn an algorithm for each of the 7 possible states with all the edges correct. Additionally, learn an algorithm that will flip all four incorrect edges. For PLL, in addition to your corner cycles and edge cycles, learn both the Z-permutation (edges diagonal) and the H-permutation (edges across). Also, learn an algorithm that will switch two diagonal corners.
Your times should drop to about a minute with practice. Just keep practicing, and seeing pieces will get easier for you.
2. Learn finger tricks (especially RUR' and RU'R' triggers and their reflections)
3. Do the cross + first two layers on the bottom; pieces will be a lot easier to find
4. Learn your color scheme so that you can do the cross intuitively and within 7 moves
F2L isn't really going to help you at this point. When you're ready, you should be easily under a minute with a layer-by-layer, 4-look LL method. What you should practice is looking ahead. Practice the cross until you can do it blindfolded after 15 seconds inspection. That way, you can look for the first corner piece while doing your cross. Same thing with inserting the corners; there are only three algorithms which you should know by heart, so you don't have to look at the piece you're inserting. Instead, look for the next piece.
For your LL, learn a full 4-look. That is, for OLL, learn an algorithm for each of the 7 possible states with all the edges correct. Additionally, learn an algorithm that will flip all four incorrect edges. For PLL, in addition to your corner cycles and edge cycles, learn both the Z-permutation (edges diagonal) and the H-permutation (edges across). Also, learn an algorithm that will switch two diagonal corners.
Your times should drop to about a minute with practice. Just keep practicing, and seeing pieces will get easier for you.
Before you work on learning all the LL algs, work on your F2L. Learn to pair up the corner and edge and insert it into the slots. Every day or two, learn a new LL alg as you go. Good luck.
So for F2L do you use four specific algs to place all four slots? Or would do like two or three intuitively and the last one with an alg when there are no free slots to move pieces around. Sorry if this getting to be like spoonfeeding info, just want to thank you guys really helping me improve.
Well, you want the pairing up and inserting to become intuitive, without using algs and more seeing it through. However, to help you get started, you may want to look here at the F2L algs:
http://speedcubing.com/algorithms.html
The algs will show you how to pair and insert different situations. As you go through, watch the pieces. Eventually it will become very easy to do this. At first it seems overwhelming, but practice and you will get it. Your overall times may increase a bit temporarily, but in the longer run, you will improve greatly. Feel free to ask any more questions.
Pat
P.S. Check solvethecube.co.uk , click on Tutorials, and scroll down until you see a section called Algorithms, and that contains an Excel sheet of other F2L algs which use almost only R's and U's, if you prefer those.
http://speedcubing.com/algorithms.html
The algs will show you how to pair and insert different situations. As you go through, watch the pieces. Eventually it will become very easy to do this. At first it seems overwhelming, but practice and you will get it. Your overall times may increase a bit temporarily, but in the longer run, you will improve greatly. Feel free to ask any more questions.
Pat
P.S. Check solvethecube.co.uk , click on Tutorials, and scroll down until you see a section called Algorithms, and that contains an Excel sheet of other F2L algs which use almost only R's and U's, if you prefer those.
Similar threads
